Combined soldering gun support and tip cleaner

ABSTRACT

A soldering gun support for mounting on work benches which is adjustable to receive soldering guns of various sizes. Mounted on the soldering gun support are adjustable clamp members and a device for cleaning the tip of the soldering gun.

United States Patent Tashjian 1 Oct. 16, 1973 COMBINED SOLDERING GUNSUPPORT 2,174,230 941939 Shangle ../248/l76 2,410,534 11 1946 Trevino.248 117.2 X AND TIP CPEPB-TM a 1." .v.1 h 2,666,606 1/1954 Steen 248/ 117.6 lnventorr Arfin Ta91111811143415 44th Street, 3,294,348 12/1966Cerisano" 248/176 x New York, N.Y. 11104 3,609,791 10/1971 Siegel et a1.15/114 [2 21 Filed: 1111113397 2 M FOREIGN PATENTS 0R APPLICATIONS 2AppL 231, 79 186,506 12/1963 Sweden 248/176 Primary Examiner-Daniel Blum[52] US. Cl 15/118, 15/lO4.92,224288//l5776, Atwmey Morton Amster et a![51] Int. Cl. B081) 1/04, B23k 3/00 [58] Field of Search 15/104 R,104.92, [57] ABSTRACT 15/105, 118, 218.1, 423; 219/242; 228/57; 248/44117.1 117.2 117.3 117.4 117.6 A 9 P meummg wmk 7 benches wh1ch is adustable to receive soldering guns Y Y of various sizes. Mounted on thesoldering gun support [56] References Cited are adjustable clamp membersand a device for clean- UNITED STATES PATENTS ing the tip of thesoldering gun. v 1,737,081 11/1929 Foucher 248/1174 4 Claims, 4 DrawingFigures 1,951,441 3/1934 Rock 219/242 UX /0 Z 0 Z 7 2 Z 1 Z3 7 /6 Z6 8'I /Z \\\\\\L\'\\\\\\\(\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\\\\1 /3 COMBINED SOLDERING GUNSUPPORT AND TIP CLEANER This invention relates to work shop devices,such as a soldering gun support.

It is therefore the primary purpose of this invention to provide asupport device which will be held in clamping engagement with the workbench and the device will be adjustable in length so as to accommodatethe various soldering guns.

Another object of this invention is to provide a soldering gun supportwhich will have adjustable members to support the soldering gun and aclamp portion of the device will be integral with a base portionthereof.

A further object of this invention is to provide a soldering gun supportdevice which will have wings with sponges for enabling the user to cleanthe soldering tip of the gun placed thereon.

Other objects of the present invention are to provide a soldering gunsupport which is simple in design, inexpensive to manufacture, rugged inconstruction, easy to use and efficient in operation.

These and other objects will be readily evident upon a study of thefollowing specification and the accompanying drawing wherein:

FIG. 1 is a side view of the present invention shown partly broken away;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the top surface of FIG. 1; and

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the bottom of the device.

FIG. 4 is a view illustrating a means for enabling the sponge shaft tobe removed.-

According to this invention, a soldering gun support is shown to includea plate member 11 having secured to it leg portions 12 and 13 bysuitable fasteners.

Also secured-to the bottom of plate 11 is a bracket 14 and a bracketportion 15' in which an elongated member 15 is slideable. The supportbar 16 for U- shaped end 17 of member 15 serves to cooperate with thescrew clamp 18 for tightening device 10 to the bench 19.

A pair of lattice members 20 are faced toward each other and incooperation with member 21 will accommodate soldering guns of varioussizes and member 21 is adjustable frontwards and rearwards by means ofpin 21' which is slideable within slots 20. A disc 21" secured to pin21' will prevent the dislodging of member 21.

A second wire member 22 is rounded on its extend: ing ends and issecured within a blockmember 23 adding an extending pin 24 near eachend. The pins 24 are freely and slideablycarried within the slots 25 andthus together with members 20 and 21 will enable device 10 to adapt tovarious soldering guns (one of which is shown in FIG. 2).

It shall be noted that both the brackets-14 and the bracket portion 15',serve to provide guide means for the slideable member 15.

A pair of brackets 26 are fixedly secured to the top of plate 11 bysuitable fasteners and brackets 26 provide support means for thereservoir 27 which carries water for aiding and cleaning the tip of thesoldering guns.

A shaft 28 is supported within the openings 28 of brackets 26 andcarried removably thereon, are disc sponges 29 which the soldering guntip is brought to bear on when cleaning the top thereof.

In use, the'screw clamp 18 is used in a well known manner to tightenmember 15 to the bench l9 and the length of device 10 is adjustableforwardly and rear-. wardly by pushing the plate 11 relative to memberlSprior to the device 10 being secured by screw clamp 18 to the bench 19.

The members 21, 20, and 22 are adjustable so as to accommodate solderingguns of various sizes and the tip of the soldering guns are placed uponthe sponges 29 which will clean the tip when desired.

What I now claim is:

1. A soldering gun support device, comprising an elongated flat plate, amovable member carried by said plate for adjusting the length of thesupport, first bracket means carried by said plate for holding the plateand member together, a screw clamp member carried by one of said plateor member providing a means of securing said device to a work bench,slidable members carried by said plate providing accommodation means forvarious size soldering guns, meanscarried by said plate for supportingsaid plate above said work bench, and second bracket means carried bysaid plate supporting reservoir and sponge means for cleaning thesoldering gun tips.

2. The combination according to claim 1, wherein said first bracketmeans are secured fixedly to the'bottom of said plate and saidfirstbracket means provide a guide means for said movable member havingsaid screw clamp member.

3. The combination according to claim 2, wherein said second bracketmeans which are supporting said reservoir are secured fixedly to the topside of said plate near the end opposite said screw clamp member andfurther include reservoir supporting brackets, shaft means carried bysaid reservoir, supporting brackets which are removably received withinslotted ends formed in said reservoir supporting brackets and said shaftmeans removably mount sponge members for bearing against said solderingtips in order to clean said tips.

4. The combination according to claim 3, wherein one of said slideablemembers includes a pair of wire lattices secured to pin means carriedwithin elongated slots of said plate, said slots being parallel to eachother, and disc means on the pin means for retaining the lattices onsaid device.

I. k I!

1. A soldering gun support device, comprising an elongated flat plate, amovable member carried by said plate for adjusting the length of thesupport, first bracket means carried by said plate for holding the plateand member together, a screw clamp member carried by one of said plateor member providing a means of securing said device to a work bench,slidable members carried by said plate providing accommodation means forvarious size soldering guns, means carried by said plate for supportingsaid plate above said work bench, and second bracket means carried bysaid plate supporting reservoir and sponge means for cleaning thesoldering gun tips.
 2. The combination according to claim 1, whereinsaid first bracket means are secured fixedly to the bottom of said plateand said first bracket means provide a guide means for said movablemember having said screw clamp member.
 3. The combination according toclaim 2, wherein said second bracket means which are supporting saidreservoir are secured fixedly to the top side of said plate near the endopposite said screw clamp member and further include reservoirsupporting brackets, shaft means carried by said reservoir supportingbrackets which are removably received within slotted ends formed in saidreservoir supporting brackets and said shaft means removably mountsponge members for bearing against said soldering tips in order to cleansaid tips.
 4. The combination according to claim 3, wherein one of saidslideable members includes a pair of wire lattices secured to pin meanscarried within elongated slots of said plate, said slots being parallelto each other, and disc means on the pin means for retaining thelattices on said device.